The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding VA treatment records and the need for a new VA examination of the Veteran's calcified pleural plaques, residuals of asbestos exposure.
The deciding factor: The current evidence of record does not adequately reveal the present state of the Veteran’s service-connected calcified pleural plaques, residuals of asbestos exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- calcified pleural plaques, residuals of asbestos exposure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19147243
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for calcified pleural plaques due to the Veteran's exposure to asbestos in service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's calcified pleural plaques are being remanded for further evaluation and rating consideration.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected calcified pleural plaques need to be re-evaluated due to a lack of recent VA examination and updated treatment records.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of asbestos exposure as there is no current diagnosis and the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that he has had such a condition at any time during or recent to the filing of his claim.
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